Baan Thai - Hillcrest New Zealand

Love the friendly service and deliciously magical food . Much gratitude, highly recommended . Fantastic warm inviting setting and relaxing music.

Ate at Baan Thai on a visit to Hamilton. The restaurant was lovely and warm with a great atmosphere, pleasant background music and plenty of room between tables. The staff seated us immediately and were extremely pleasant throughout the night which we appreciated.<br/ <br/ We ordered three starters, spring rolls, stuffed mushrooms and tom kha gai. All three were delicious the unique stuffed mushrooms in particular. We asked for the tom kha gai 'Thai spicy ' and were not disappointed.<br/ <br/ However we were quite disappointed with our mains. While the Choo chee prawns and panang gai were delicious, they didn 't taste as authentic Thai as we were expecting. The yum neau (Thai beef salad) was VERY fishy tasting, it could have used far less fish sauce and more lime juice in its place. We ordered a mild in this dish and we did wonder if a medium or hot would have balanced the fishy taste. I also noted a lack of coriander (generally a staple in this dish) and asked if we could have some extra for the side but were told the kitchen had run out quite disappointing. The pad Thai was delicious but much sweeter than usual, however despite not being traditional Thai I actually did enjoy it.<br/ <br/ Overall the experience was pleasant, but the fishy mains were very disappointing. I would go here again, although next time I would order a medium rather than a mild (may hide the fish taste better) and make sure they aren 't out of coriander!

My favourite restaurant in Hamilton, affordable and the food is fabulous. Meats always very tender, seafood dishes have plenty of seafood. Restaurant is clean and cosy, lovely soft Thai background music, authentic and interesting to look around.

Nice meal here at the Victoria Street branch . Restaurant nice and clean however lighting needs to be brighter as place is a little dull and dark.

This is our favorite Thai Restaurant .The meals and service are great. The menu is extensive so something for everyone. We dine here often and have never had a disappointing meal.There is never a problem to find a car park close to the restaurant.